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1 " When he moves, he gives the impression of somebody leaning into the wind, or charging a hill, as if the world with all of its troubles can be tamed if only enough force and energy are brought to bear. "
― , America, You Sexy Bitch
2 " I am not opposed to religion. Far from it. I’m for anything that gives people peace. That’s why I am also for hot tubs and compact discs of whale songs. Anything that soothes the soul is fine by me. "
3 " If I had three wishes for my country, they would be these: keep fighting, keep moving forward, and don’t act like a douchebag. "
4 " You keep your gods in your backyard and I'll keep my lack of God in mine. "
5 " Spirituality has always felt to me as private as sexuality. We don't go waving our wieners all over the place and we shouldn't wave our gods around either. "
6 " I believe all Americans need to start taking more responsibility for the kind of extreme rhetoric that is permeating our political culture; otherwise, quite frankly, as a country we’re screwed. "
7 " We have extremely different tastes in music. He likes Radiohead, and the kind of whiney hipster music that I don’t think Republicans are even allowed to listen to. And if we dare like it even a little, the band will be really insulted that any Republican is a fan and issue a statement that said Republican needs to stop listening and or using their music immediately. "
8 " We Democrats like to believe we are the open-minded ones, but we’re not. We’re usually just as doctrinaire as the other guys; the only real difference between us and them is that we’ve got more vegans. "
9 " The issue with the drug war you have to ask is, is it effective?” Dr. Grob says. “And it seems to me that it’s just not doing what it’s supposed to be doing, which is containing the use of dangerous drugs. They call these drugs ‘controlled drugs,’ and yet they’re the most out of control drugs there are. "
10 " As much as the Republicans try to paint Democrats as desiring some Marxist utopia, this place is basically that. Just replace the word “comrade” with “Christian.” There’s nothing wrong with either dream, I suppose, but that’s all they are. Utopias don’t exist in real life, regardless of their political or religious leanings, no matter how many roller coasters. "
11 " our roles completely reverse when we step away from how we want our government run and look closer at how we live our own personal lives. Labels are stupid. The world is incredibly gray and people who want to turn it into something strictly black and white have either never experienced the other side or are lying to themselves about something. "